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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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